A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BLADE ELEMENT

摘要

A method of manufacturing a blade element comprising at least half a blade root includes anchoring inserts in said at least half a blade root. A stiffener member for a pitch is used to determine the location of the inserts and is fixed to the blade element. In the method, the stiffener member comprises holes and is used as a template to drill holes in the blade element.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing a blade element comprising at least half a blade root, said method comprising
fixing a stiffener member to the blade element before using a stiffener member having holes as a template to drill holes into a polymer matrix at a root face of the blade element, using the holes of the stiffener member as guides for drilling, drilling transverse secondary holes, providing the drilled holes with inserts, an insert comprising a T-bolt and a shank, and fixing the inserts to the blade element using said T-bolts.